Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- St William's Shrine
- York Bombed
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Transport Moves On
- The Red Tower
- The Norman Abbey
- King Richard II and York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Minster Library
- Micklegate Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The 1190 Massacre
- Inside the Roman Fortress